“The most ugly in the world”: The true story of a woman who was laughed the whole world

This woman is not in the world for more than 80 years, but she still laughs at her pictures all over the world. his story — One sad example of this is that people judge with the presence of others, without thinking about the fact that the fate and character of an extraordinary person can be hidden behind this presence..

This woman is not in the world for more than 80 years, but she still laughs at her pictures all over the world. his story — One sad example of this is that people judge with the presence of others, without thinking about the fact that the fate and character of an extraordinary person can be hidden behind this presence..

Mary Ann Bevan was born on December 20, 1874 in London.

She worked as a nurse and at the age of 29 married a flower girl named Thomas..

But immediately after marriage, the body of the woman began to change..

Doctors found that Mary Ann is suffering from a disease known as acromegaly — This is characteristic of the production of excessive amount of growth hormone. At the age of 32, she began to experience severe headache and muscle pain, some parts of her body suddenly started growing in size. But worse, her husband died in 1914, and Mary Ann was left alone with four children….

So Mary Ann saw before disclosing the disease

For a long time, the woman tried to ignore her own health and worked hard to feed the children..

On the road people often used to see him with hatred, laughing behind his back. And then the woman decided that if she was determined to be «Leela», Then his family should take advantage of it. He participated in a weird competition. «Most masculine woman» And won The press immediately dubbed him the most ugly woman in the world. Mary Ann suffered a humiliation. The only consolation was that the main award was a solid amount..

After winning abusive competition, the woman was offered «to work» at the circus — Expose yourself to public entertainment. Mary Ann agreed — People were just willing to pay good to stare at him.

Its «Business» It was so successful that the woman went to the United States and started work in Dreamland Park on Connie Island, New York. He continued working there till his death in 1933..

We can say that Mary Ann succeeded in turning her misfortune, if not in fate, at least in a steady source of income..

I would definitely like to believe that since then people have changed and despite their presence they have learned to respect and accept each other.

But unfortunately it is not so.

A few years ago, American company Hallmark released a series of postcards with pictures of Mary Ann Bevan, in which a participant in a dating show and a fake signature … postcards were sold all over the world.

One of them caught the eye of a German doctor who recognized a woman. — They had to work with the acromedic sufferers.

The doctors were so angry that they sent a protest letter to Hallmark and published an open letter demanding that a woman be stopped from bullying, who worked as a nurse for many years and was sick of his illness and others. Despite being able to ensure a decent life for his family..

Soon the company apologized and stopped producing postcards..

It is a mercy that people constantly forget that dignity and humanity are much more important than a beautiful face….